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partments, from clerks of the fourth class; and shall each give a 

 bond to the United States for the faithful discharge of the duties 

 of his office according to law in such amount as shall be directed by 

 the Secretary of the Treasury, and with sureties to the satisfaction 

 of the Solicitor of the Treasury ; and shall from time to time renew, 

 strengthen, and increase his official bond, as the Secretary of the 

 Treasury may direct. Each disbursing clerk, except the disbursing 

 clerk of the Treasury Department, must, when directed so to do by 

 the head of the Department, superintend the building occupied by 

 his Department. Each disbursing clerk is entitled to receive, in com- 

 pensation for his services in disbursing, such sum in addition to his 

 salary as a clerk of the fourth class as shall make his whole annual 

 compensation two thousand dollars a year. 



Statements .iiul receipts for all moneys expended by disbursing clerks 

 are required by Kev. St. sec. 193, set forth on p. 315, post, under " Esti- 

 mates and Reports," 



Inspection of boolis, papers, etc., of disbursing officers by accounting 

 officers of the Treasury Department, is authorized by act. February 19, 

 1807, c. 265, s. 1, set forth on p. 339. post, under "Public Moneys and 

 Accounting." 



REV. ST. SEC. 3614. 



Bonds of special agents for disbursement of public moneys. 



Sec. oG14. Whenever it becomes necessary for the head of any 

 Department or office to employ .special agents, * * * who may 

 be charged with the disbursement of public moneys, such agents shall, 

 before entering upon duty, give bond in such form and with such 

 security as the head of the Department or office employing them may 

 approve. 



Provisions for the examination and renewal of official bonds, in act 

 March 2, 1895, c. 177, are set forth on p. 299, post. 



ACT MARCH 4, 1909, c. 299. (35 Stat. 945.) 



Acting disbursing officer in case of sickness or unavoidable absence of disburs- 

 ing clerk or disbursing agent in departments, etc., at Washington. 



Sec. 8. In case of the sickness or unavoidable ab.sence of any dis- 

 bursing clerk or disbursing agent of any executive department, in- 

 dependent bureau, or office, in Washington, District of Columbia, 

 he may, with the approval of the head of the department, independent 

 bureau, or office, in which said disbursing clerk or agent is employed, 

 authorize the clerk of highest grade employed therein to act in his 

 place, and to discharge all the duties by law or regulations of .such 

 disbursing clerk or agent. The official bond given by the principal 

 of the office shall be held to cover and apply to the acts of the person 

 appointed to act in his place in such cases. Such actino^ officer shall, 

 moreover, for the time being, be subject to all the liabilities and 

 penalties prescribed bv law for the official misconduct in like cases, 

 of the disbursing clerk or disbursing agent, respectively, for whom 

 he acts, and such acting officer shall be required by the head of the 

 department, independent bureau, or office, to give bond to and in 

 such sum as the disbursing clerk or disbursing agent may require. 



Act March 4, 1909, c. 209. b. 8. 35 Stat 1027. 



Tliis section Is pa.'t of the sundry civil approi»rlatiou act for the fiscal 

 year 1910, cited above. 



